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Meta adds FDA-cleared Hearing Enhancement feature to smart glasses

Meta announced at Meta Connect that select Meta Glasses models will get a Hearing Enhancement feature later this year, aimed at users with mild to moderate hearing loss. It's available via Meta One subscription or a one-time $149 fee, with a 30-day free trial, and does not require a prescription. Ray-Ban models are not included at launch.

Developer releases open-source AI memory tool that stores full conversation logs, no summarization

A new project called Lossless-memory offers a long-term memory system for personal AI assistants that stores complete conversation logs rather than summarizing or embedding them for similarity search. Every record carries a timestamp, forming what the creator calls a 'Temporal Backbone,' enabling time-first queries like 'yesterday evening, about the budget.' The system has reportedly been running daily since July 2026 for a single user as the memory layer of an AI assistant.

What separates skilled conversationalists from the rest, according to hundreds of stranger lunches

An observer who conducted hundreds of lunches with strangers found that the most skilled conversational partners were rarely the loudest or wittiest people present. Instead, many were quiet and unassuming, relying on strong listening skills rather than performance or charisma to connect with others.

Users Find Value in Archiving Full AI Chat Histories

A growing number of AI chatbot users are choosing to keep permanent records of every conversation they have with tools like ChatGPT, rather than deleting or forgetting past sessions. Proponents argue these archives function as a searchable memory bank that captures reasoning, drafts, and ideas over time.